*Estelle*

I woke with Gabe’s arms around me. It was rapidly becoming my favorite way to wake up. I nuzzled close to his chest and smiled.

Val and I had nearly made it through all of the family registries and still had no luck finding any reference to a red wolf. It was disheartening. I was starting to feel like I was wasting everyone’s time. Val had remained optimistic, but I was pretty sure he was just being nice. I owed Lucky a fruit arrangement or something. ...